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Pierre Desrochers on the history of environmental catastrophism

Pierre Desrochers on the history of environmental catastrophism

FromPower Hour with Alex Epstein


Pierre Desrochers on the history of environmental catastrophism

FromPower Hour with Alex Epstein

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this week’s Power Hour Alex Epstein interviews Professor Pierre Desrochers of the University of Toronto, about the history of environmental catastrophism, including but not limited to climate catastrophism.

Today we are told that our use of fossil fuels is causing a global environmental catastrophe, and that the solution is for government to dictate what kind of energy we should use, namely solar and wind.

Both this prediction and this policy, we are told, are the conclusions of the best experts, especially environmental experts like climate scientists, and thus should not be questioned.

Pierre Desrochers explodes this idea by chronicling in depth the track record of our designated environmental experts.

For more on the history of environmental catastrophism, read Population Bombed, which Professor Desrochers wrote with collaborator Joanna Szurmak.
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week on Power Hour energy philosopher Alex Epstein breaks down today's top energy, environmental, and climate issues.